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At the National Space Symposium in April 2010, NRO director General Bruce Carlson, United States Air Force (Retired) announced that until the end of 2011, NRO is embarking on "the most aggressive launch schedule that this organization has undertaken in the last twenty-five years. There are a number of very large and very critical reconnaissance ...
Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest (ADF-SW) is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United States. ...
Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado (ADF-C) or Space Delta 20 (DEL 20) one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and United States Space Force in the continental United States. [1]
Air Force Research Laboratory; Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Major Commands (MAJCOMs) Air Combat Command (ACC) Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Air ...
This is a list of NRO Launch (NROL) designations for satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office. Those missions are generally classified, so that their exact purposes and orbital elements are not published.
The stars symbolize the unit ties to the Air Force Space Command. The orbiting satellite represents the unit's connection to space and the National Reconnaissance Office. The satellite represents local heritage and culture. The profile of the Minuteman symbolizes the connection to the Air National Guard and the unit's rapid response capability.
Kevin Hill, 42, from Moore County — just north of Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) — is a former Air Force combat controller who retired a little over a year ago.
[2] [3] Authors James Bamford and Jeffrey Richelson report that the site manages the KH-11 imagery spacecraft and the Lacrosse radar imaging spacecraft. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] NASA engineer Ken Young, who visited the site as part of a plan for KH-11 to photograph STS-1 , described its equipment as far more sophisticated than at his agency.